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Emetic vs Emetogenic - What's the difference?

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Emetic is a related term of emetogenic.


As adjectives the difference between emetic and emetogenic

is that emetic is (medicine) causing nausea and vomiting while emetogenic is causing vomiting.

As a noun emetic

is an agent that induces vomiting.

emetic

English

Alternative forms

* emetick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine) causing nausea and vomiting

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • an agent that induces vomiting

    • Synonyms

    * (an agent that induces vomiting) vomitive, vomitory

    Related terms

    * emesis * emetology

    emetogenic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing vomiting.

    • Related terms

    * emesis * emetic